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450786

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is available for judges and barristers to assist them when questioning child witnesses in cases involving sexual offences.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	25947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Judicial training is a judicial matter and fulfilled by the Judicial College, which reports to the Lord Chief Justice. Training for barristers is a matter for their own professional bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial College have advised me that a workshop on the cross examination of vulnerable witnesses is incorporated into their Serious Sexual Offences Seminar. This is mandatory training for all judges who have been authorised to hear cases involving serious sexual offences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/02/2016 14:23:57 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

449878

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children: Advocacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing a registered intermediary when children are interviewed by police in sexual offence cases.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	25284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The specific needs of vulnerable witnesses, including children, are assessed on a case by case basis. The guidance, “Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings”, sets out best practice for the police when undertaking an initial assessment. This assessment may identify a specific need for the assistance of an intermediary during the course of the investigation, for example in an interview or latterly at court when giving evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/02/2016 17:10:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

449896

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides to support children giving evidence in court in cases of a physical or sexual nature.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	25283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Measures include the use of intermediaries to help communication, allowing witnesses to give evidence by way of pre-recorded video and /or live video links from outside the courtroom, screening the witness from the accused, removing people from the public gallery whilst the witness gives evidence and the removal of gowns and wigs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/02/2016 16:59:09 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

435927

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cremation: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to launch its consultation on amending regulations on crematoriums.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	18853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>In my written statement of 8 July 2015 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-08/HCWS88/http:/www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-08/HCWS88/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-08/HCWS88/http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-08/HCWS88/</a>) I announced my intention to launch a consultation on changes to cremation legislation by the end of the year. I can confirm that this remains my intention; the consultation will be launched shortly.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/12/2015 13:18:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

348880

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cremation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to appoint a National Inspectorate of Crematoriums in England.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	1388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>What happened at Emstrey Crematorium over the course of more than a decade was totally unacceptable and we deeply sympathise with the parents in these tragic cases. We are clear that this should never happen again.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the Independent Report, which took account of the report by the Bonomy Infant Cremation Commission, are receiving careful consideration and the Government will announce its conclusions in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 1462 1463 1464 1465 question first answered 15/06/2015 11:14:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

348881

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cremation: Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Independent Report into Infant Cremations at the Emstrey Crematorium, Shrewsbury published in May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	1463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>What happened at Emstrey Crematorium over the course of more than a decade was totally unacceptable and we deeply sympathise with the parents in these tragic cases. We are clear that this should never happen again.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the Independent Report, which took account of the report by the Bonomy Infant Cremation Commission, are receiving careful consideration and the Government will announce its conclusions in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 1388 1462 1464 1465 question first answered 15/06/2015 11:14:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

348882

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cremation: Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report on Infant Cremations at the Emstrey Crematorium, Shrewsbury published in May 2015, what steps he plans to take to develop a single and authoritative code of practice for baby and infant cremations.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	1464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>What happened at Emstrey Crematorium over the course of more than a decade was totally unacceptable and we deeply sympathise with the parents in these tragic cases. We are clear that this should never happen again.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the Independent Report, which took account of the report by the Bonomy Infant Cremation Commission, are receiving careful consideration and the Government will announce its conclusions in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 1388 1462 1463 1465 question first answered 15/06/2015 11:14:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

348883

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cremation: Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations by the Bonomy Infant Cremation Commission on a national code of practice for baby and infant cremation.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	1465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>What happened at Emstrey Crematorium over the course of more than a decade was totally unacceptable and we deeply sympathise with the parents in these tragic cases. We are clear that this should never happen again.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the Independent Report, which took account of the report by the Bonomy Infant Cremation Commission, are receiving careful consideration and the Government will announce its conclusions in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 1388 1462 1463 1464 question first answered 15/06/2015 11:14:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

348884

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cremation: Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Independent Report into Infant Cremations at the Emstrey Crematorium in Shrewsbury, published in May 2015, if he will investigate whether the practices that took place at Emstrey Crematorium may have occurred at other locations in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	1462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>What happened at Emstrey Crematorium over the course of more than a decade was totally unacceptable and we deeply sympathise with the parents in these tragic cases. We are clear that this should never happen again.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the Independent Report, which took account of the report by the Bonomy Infant Cremation Commission, are receiving careful consideration and the Government will announce its conclusions in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 1388 1463 1464 1465 question first answered 15/06/2015 11:14:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

227920

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cremation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to appoint a National Crematorium Inspector after the amendment of cremation regulations and death certification reforms.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	227773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer to my answer of 5 March for PQ 225548 which can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-02-26/225548/</p><p> </p><p>When I set out that the Department of Health implements its death certification reforms, the Ministry of Justice will also amend its cremation regulations to reflect the changes to cremation authorisation processes. Planning for these reforms will present an opportunity for consultation and to consider the recommendations both of the Shropshire inquiry and the 2014 Infant Cremation Commission in Scotland, including the appointment of a National Inspector of Crematoria.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 24/03/2015 17:40:25 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski